Young, Patty, Papers, 1983-1997

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Young, Patty, Papers, 1983-1997

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Correspondence, reports, transcripts, testimony, news clippings, printed materials, photographs, videocassettes, and audio material comprise the Patty Young Papers, 1983-1997, which document Patty Young's involvement with the anti-smoking movement, specifically her crusade to protect flight attendants from the effects of second-hand smoke.

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Patty Young is an anti-smoking advocate, specifically focusing on passive smoking (commonly known as second-hand smoke) and smoking on airplanes. A flight attendant since 1966, Patty Young started her one-woman crusade against smoking on airplanes in 1969. At first her crusade focused mainly on the dangers of cigarette fires. This concern, however, soon changed to encompass the health concerns of passive smoking, since young flight attendants who had never smoked were co...

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